FCC requirement could strand VoIP customers   25 Aug 2005 19:35 GMT
As many as 100,000 Net phone subscribers who haven't formally acknowledged 911 limitations could be cut off next week.
Source: ZDNet

FCC requirement could strand some VoIP customers   25 Aug 2005 19:35 GMT
As many as 100,000 Net phone subscribers who haven't formally acknowledged 911 limitations could be cut off next week.
Source: ZDNet

E-Photo Management Service Expands (Ziff Davis)   25 Aug 2005 18:07 GMT
Ziff Davis - The DotPhoto service that lets users e-mail camera-phone images instantly to an online album has been extended to encompass four major wireless carriers.
Source: Yahoo

Profits drop at China Unicom (FT.com)   25 Aug 2005 17:20 GMT
FT.com - China Unicom (NYSE:CHU), the country's number two wireless operator, on Thursday said its profits fell 19 per cent year-on-year to Rmb2.33bn ($288m) in the first half of 2005 amid stiff competition and continuing losses at its flagship CDMA mobile network.
Source: Yahoo

Nokia, Motorola Gain More Market Share (AP)   25 Aug 2005 15:31 GMT
AP - Global sales of new mobile phones increased 22 percent to 190.5 million handsets during the second quarter, with Nokia Corp. increasing its market-leading share, research firm Gartner Inc. said Thursday.
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Nokia, Motorola command half of world market for new mobile phones (AFP)   25 Aug 2005 15:22 GMT

AFP - Nokia and Motorola manufactured about half of all mobile phones sold worldwide during the second quarter of 2005, according to statistics published by the research institute Gartner.

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Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa reports improved first-half earnings (AFP)   25 Aug 2005 14:45 GMT

AFP - Hutchison Whampoa, Hong Kong's ports-to-telecoms conglomerate controlled by tycoon Li Ka-shing, reported improved net first-half earnings, boosted by assets sales and revaluations, as well as narrowing losses in mobile phone business.

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In Brief: Oracle postpones opening office in Kenya   25 Aug 2005 14:05 GMT
Oracle has postponed the opening of a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya, according to Khalil Hindwan of the company's African operations. The office was supposed to open this month, but when it will open is unknown. The company has given no reason for the postponement. The office is to serve 20 eastern and southern African countries as well as the Indian Ocean islands, including Botswana, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Malawi, Angola, Seychelles, Madagascar, and Mauritius. Last month, Oracle Senior Director for Application and Industry Marketing for Europe, Middle East, and Africa Anthony Peake announced the Kenyan office plans.
Source: InfoWorld

Motorola To Test IMS Convergence Server   25 Aug 2005 13:44 GMT
Vendor says it will team with Intel to build a proof-of-concept IMS server that it says will converge disparate networks.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

LaundryView Sends Dirty Clothes Status To Cell Phones   25 Aug 2005 13:20 GMT
A new system aimed at college campuses notifies students of the status of their soon-to-be cleaned togs via their mobile devices.
Source: Mobile Pipeline